Gate-latch.



F. W. WINNER.

GATE LATCH. PPLICATION FILED JUNE I0, 1916.

Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

F-W WINNER FREDERICK W. WINNER, 0F CARMI, ILLINOIS.

GATE-LATCH.

Application filed June 10, 1916.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK l/V. WIN NER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Carmi, in the county of White and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grate-Latches, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying draw- 1ngs.

This invention is a gate latch.

Most of the latches in common use consist of many parts that may be readily moved by an animal rubbing against them and thereby unlatching the gate. Nearly all of the latches in common use require a special construction of gate and are not adapted to be applied to the common gate in universal use.'

One object of this invention is to provide a latch that will consist of few parts simple in construction and easy to apply to the common gate in universal use.

Another object is to provide a latch that may be easily locked so that animals rub bing against the gate and the latch will not tend to open it.

A further object is to provide a gate latch that may be readily operated by a person on horseback.

One practical embodiment of the invention will be described and particularly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the latch mounted on the gate in a closed position; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the latch in an open position; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of an assembled bolt with the bushing and washers and a part of one of the levers.

The latch post A is provided with a suitable keeper 5 which is secured to the post by means of the screws 6, as shown. Adjacent the latch post A is a vertical stile 7, which connects the panels 8, 9 and 10 in cooperative relation. The panels may be secured to the stile by means of the screws 11 which are common to all of the panels. These stiles are preferably formed of channeled members. 1

The upper panel 8 is provided with a suitable aperture through which passes a bolt 12 which may be provided with one of the bushings, as indicated in Fig. 3. This bolt, bushing and washer are adapted to cooperate with the hand lever 13 'so that it may have a pivotal mounting upon the top Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

Serial No. 102,957.

panel 8. The operating lever 13 is provided with a suitable handle 14 at one end. Spaced from the handle and intermediate between it and the bolt 12, is an angular stop member 15 which may be secured to the gate by means of the screw 16, as shown. The other end of the lever 13 is concavely curved, as indicated at 17 to form a seat for the extremity of a dog 18 having a curved end 19. The curved ends 17 and 19 are adapted to coiiperate to prevent the operating lever 13 from moving by accident. This dog 18 is pivoted to the top panel 8 at 20.

Pivoted at 21 to the end of the operating lever is a link 22. This link is also pivoted to theactuating lever 23, as indicated at 2 1. The actuating lever 23 is pivotally mounted upon the panel 9. as indicated at 25. This mounting 25 is that indicated in Fig. 3 and is similar to the one for 12 of Fig. l. The lower end of this actuating lever is connected in a suitable manner, as indicated at 26 to the link 27. The link 27, at its other end is connected to the reciprocating locking bar 28, the connection being shown at 29. This bar 28 is mounted for longitudinal movement in the guides 30 and 31 secured to the third panel 10 by means of screws.

The pivotal mounting for the levers 12, 23 and 27 is indicated in Fig. 3 and comprises a bolt 33 which may be of any usual or convenient type, athreaded bushing 31 and the threaded sleeves 35 and 36. By 1 having these sleeves and 36 threaded, they are adapted to be shifted toward and from each other and thus clamp against different thicknesses of panels. Adjacent the head end of the bolt 23, there is a. washer 37 which is interposed between the head and the sleeve 36. The portion of the lever which will be mounted with this bushing, is provided with a suitable aperture which is large enough to fit over either of the bushings. Thus the particular lever will be permitted to rotate freely. Interposed between the nut 38 and the sleeve 35 is a washer 39. In Fig. 3 the pivotal mounting is shown in connection with the lever 13 but it is to be understood that the construction is the same for all of the levers.

In practical operation, the dog is lifted and swung away from its stop member 43, which will permit the raising of the operating lever 13 by means of its handle 14. As the handle 14 moves upward around the pivotal connection 12, the other end of the lever is depressed and motion is communicated to the actuating lever 23 by means of in a small are and imparts a reciprocating motion to the latch bar 28 through the link 27. Thus the bar 28 is withdrawn from its keeper 5 when the gate maybe swung open, When it is desired to close and latch the gate, the reverse operation takes place and the dog 18 is swung around the pivot until it rests on the stop 11 bn=4a The handle 114: is depressed until it causes the operating lever 13 to rest on thestopmemher 15, ,lndepressing the handle end, the

rear end moves upwardly and engages with the dog at its arcuateend. The dog is then lifted slightly until the operating lever 13 is positioned horizontally, when the dog automatically falls into place. The arcuate ends formed on the dog and on the. lever will then engage and serve as an efi'ectual lock against movement. The movement of the dog is around its pivot 20 andthemovement oi the lever is around the pivot 12. Thus the arcuate ends 17 and 19 are caused to abut. This abutting engagement is shown more particularly in Fig. 1. v A i The several parts are of preferably fiat construction andot any suitable material, which coeperating with the adjustable bushings, permit the latch to be applied with little trouble and by the average person. The flat construction also contributes to avoid having projecting parts to injure the animals should they rub against the gate andthedog prevents the uiilatching by such b ng:

Minorchanges in thetorm and details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described this invention, what is claimed is I v 1. A gate latch comprising an operating lever provided with an arcuate end, a pivotally mounted dog formed with an arcuate end to engage with theend of the lever to lock the same, an actuating lever, a link connecting the lever, a plunger latch, a link connecting one end otthe actuating lever with theplunger, means to limit the movement of the spa-sting lever in one direction, and means to limit the movement of the dog. 21A gate comprising a pivotally inqu nted operating lever horizbr'itally disposed en a said lever having anarciite and, a p r e ynee e ahs a v p l en lv tl ref ren e t the e Said dog having an arcuate end adapted td cooperate with the arcuate' end formed on the lever, a substantially vertically disposed actuating bar or lever, a. link to connect the lever and bar, saidlink being angularly disposed toward the lever and bar, a movable latch bar horizontally positioned on the gate and between two panels thereof, a link to connect the lower end of the actuating bar w'iththe latch bar, means to restrict and confine the movement of the latch bar, and means to limit the movements of theoperating lever and the dog.

3. A gate latch including an operating lever pivoted intermediate its ends, a stop limiting the movement of the lever in one direction but permitting its free movement in the other direction, a dog pivoted adjacent one end of the operating lever, the distance between the pivotal axis of the dog and the pivotal axis; of the lever being less than the combined length of said dog" and of the lever between its dog engaging end and its axis, said dog, when engaged with the adjacent end of the lever binding thereon upon a movement of the lever in one direction and prevent its further movement in this direction l. A gate latch including a normally horizontal iateuoperann'g lever pivoted intermediate its ends, a stop for limiting the movement ot the lever in one direction but permitting its movement in the other dire'c tion, a dog pivoted adjacent one end of the lever, the free end of the dog being adapted to engage the extremity of the lever and abut against it, and a stopacting to support the dog from downward movement and support the free end of the dog in the path of movement of the adjacent end of the lever, but permitting the lever to moveupward. I i

A; gate latching mechanism including a bolt, an actuating lever therefor operatively connected to the bolt, the lever being normally disposed in a horizontal position, a dog pivoted adjacent to one end of the lever, the distance between the pivotal axes of the dog and lever being less than the combined length of the dog and the lever, be tween its extremity and its pivotal aXis, a stop preventing rotation of the lever to carry its dog engaging end upward; and a, stop upon which the dog normally rests supporting the dog at an inclination upward and toward the free end of the lever and with its end in the path of movement of the lever. I

In testimony whereof I hereunto are; my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK W; WINNER.

lVitnesses Realises, D. B. Moms.

fiep ies of this fiatnt may be bbta ind fer five c'ents'each, addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

